URGENT: International Student - no social security # HELP!!!

Paying for College
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<p>hey guys, i’m an international student, but i’m currently studying in a high school in the usa. i was applying to FAFSA and to get the PIN, i must enter my social security number. the problem is, I DON’T HAVE ONE!!!</p>

<p>is it possible for international students to apply to fafsa??</p>

<p>thanks!!</p>

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<p>I’d say the answer is no; from the FAFSA website:</p>

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<p>just to add some more info regarding what an “eligible non-citizen” is:</p>

<p>"Select “Eligible Noncitizen” if the student is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, and he or she is one of the following:</p>

<p>U.S. permanent resident, and the student has an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-551)
Conditional permanent resident (I-551C)
Other eligible noncitizen with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service showing any one of the following designations: “Refugee,” “Asylum Granted,” “Indefinite Parole,” “Humanitarian Parole,” or “Cuban-Haitian Entrant”</p>

<p>The student can receive federal student aid if he or she is a U.S. citizen, an eligible noncitizen, or a U.S. national. If the student has changed from a noncitizen to a citizen, the student should contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) to update his or her citizenship status. Otherwise, the SSA may report to the Department of Education that the student is not a citizen, and the student will have to provide documentation to verify his or her citizenship before being eligible to receive aid. The student can call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 or visit the Social Security Administration’s Web site at <a href=“http://www.ssa.gov%5B/url%5D”>www.ssa.gov</a> to update his or her citizenship status.</p>

<p>If the student is an eligible noncitizen, the student must provide his or her Alien Registration Number (ARN) on the FAFSA."</p>